A drunk man has been jailed for causing £5,000 worth of damage when he smashed up an Ilkeston betting shop.

Steven Bourne pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage at William Hill, in Market Place, after he had been refused service.

The court heard how Bourne, of Stockhill Lane, Nottingham, had smashed up TVs and a gaming machine, reports Derbyshire Live.

Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court heard how the 27-year-old had drunk eight pints that day and started throwing chairs around the shop, damaging televisions, a table, a bin and a games machine - leaving "glass everywhere".

In a separate charge, the court heard how Bourne had also failed to comply with a section 35 direction when he failed to leave Nottingham's Old Market Square, on January 5.

The magistrates' bench presiding over the case did consider a suspended sentence for Bourne, but decided that the offences were so serious they had to impose a custodial sentence.

'There was glass everywhere'

Leanne Townsend, prosecuting, said: "The first incident occurred in December last year at William Hill, in Ilkeston.

"The defendant had been described as coming and going throughout the day to place bets and left about 5pm.